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Opening a Joint at the Base of the Hand

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 26070

Opens one of the joints where a finger's long hand bone meets the small bones of the wrist, so the surgeon can look inside, drain infection, or take out a loose fragment or foreign object. It is done through a short incision directly over the joint. It targets that base joint rather than the knuckle or the finger joints further out.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening a Joint at the Base of the Hand cost?

$2,884

Typical facility fee. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $479 to $6,166.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $363 to $8,511
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,884

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$9,772.37
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 21.9 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New Mexico· 24th of 50

$2,884

IN $6,761WV $309

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.